I have such mixed feelings about this place. Sure it was cheap, the breakfast was pretty good, the location was great, and there was maid service every morning. However the listing did not mention that this was in a hotel (The Royal Rattanakosin Hotel) - and really not a great one at that. During the day, it's impossible to get the front desk as the hotel is understaffed. The staff while really nice, are super busy. The room service food is good, as well as the food from the chinese restaurant on the bottom floor. The laundry service is cheap and also good. However also the room is in a corner by a busy road, and it can get really noisy early in the morning. Also the walls are paper thin so you can hear a lot of things outside the room too. You can see why I have mixed feelings here. Overall though I liked the room, the AC was cold (honestly too cold and honestly I think the dial didn't work) but considering outside was 32 degrees celsius I didn't complain. It is indeed very very close to Khao San road which was really nice as well. However it was also right next to a block filled with homeless people - although they were typically kind and never bothered you as you walked past. Now the hotel is rather old - and therefore old fashioned. It has a new wing in it, but don't be confused as the room is located in the old wing. However the room is very large, and honestly not a bad space. I wouldn't recommend sitting on the couch as I don't know if it has ever been cleaned, but other that that all the furniture was fine. Also apparently check in during the day is a nightmare, but since we checked in close to midnight we didn't have those issues. Overall i'd give it a 6/10. Honestly it was too expensive for Bangkok and for what we got, but overall not too bad an experience. Host could have been nicer, we needed a little extra time to check out as my friend was sick, and he didn't even respond to our request. However this review is getting long so I'll cut it here. If you want to read more about the hotel visit this link: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293916-d308996-Reviews-Royal_Rattankosin_Hotel-Bangkok.html